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the public to bear in mind; that more than 9,000 per sons are wholly dependent for support on the relief Which they receive at the Church ; and, tint for that, tauit'' perish for lack of food.. 1 1 1: small pittance which f*i been hitherto afforded is now of necessity reduced,•and yet the expenditure of the Committee exceeds 5001. weekly.. Under these circumstances it is obvious, that without an immediate addition to their.finbis ) • the distressed weavers in Spitalfields can receive no assistance beyond the next fortnight. The Committee have now nearly concluded the task of per sonally visiting the - cases ; and they can assure the public thatin almost. every case the distress is great beyond conception. The last appeal to the public ha , * .met ; with very little success. The Committee trust that this will have a better reception, and that they shall be enabled, at least for the present, to con time their assistance to this suffering, but quiet and respectable class." This is s most lamentable picture both of present and prospective distress, and we earnestly hope that the appeal of the Committee may obtain a large addition to his MAJESTY'S splendid donation. But we must not shut our eyes against the fact, that the means of nearly all classes of persons to af ford relief to others are now much crippled ; and that the calls upon the charity of all, from cases of urgent dis tress in their immediate neighbourhood, are at this time too frequent to justify a very sanguine expectation that th e appeal of the Committee in behalf of this class of people will be successful to any considerable extent. Some other means, therefore, than appeals to public charity; must be adopted, to save the weavers of Spital- fields from•the horrors of starvation. Some loose reports got into circulation yesterday, "Vecting the cause of the Meeting of the Cabinet, which we have reason to believe were entirely without foundation. They were probably originated by inte rested persons, who, taking advantage of the gloomy aspect of things in general, - wished to add to the effect by alarming reports respecting the Ministry, It will be observed by our City report, that the Funds declined, and that they remain in nearly the same state to-day. Causes sufficient for this state of the market exist, without having recourse to rumours of divisions in the Cabinet. The accounts from all the manufacturing districts continue to be of a most discouraging nature, as regards the gate of trade, and the means of the ma nufacturers to employ their workmen. It is stated that one 1)f the greatest establishments engaged in the silk tracle in the neighbourhood of London, has found it nweessary to communicate to his Majesty's Govern nitnt that they had continued to employ their people 'until their capital was absorbed, and that as no market can be found for the accumulated stock, it had become necessary to determine to close the manufactory, and discharge the workmen. This we fear must be the case with many other establishments. The sale of Indigo closed at the East India House yesterday. The whole quantity put up was 6,918 chests, of which nearly $ O OOO were sold. The price was low, but got up towards the close of the sale. It was understood that the great proportion of purchases made, were for foreign orders. A Hamburgh Mail has been received this morning •• • but its contents have been already anticipated, with th e exception of an article from Sweden, des: , :riptive of alarming fires in some of its forests. This seems to be a season of general conflagration. The following are extracts:— MASSA, JUN* 16. The arrivals of wheat from Poland are beginning to be daily more considerable, and as the exportation is in pro.. portion inconsiderable, the owners are obliged, by the . litilted demand and consequently low prices, to warehouse their corn, which has caused warehouse rent to rise 50 per cent, The permission to import a small quantity of :host int o England appears not to have the slightest in renee on our market; and as there is no hope that im portation with Spain will be permitted, and the accounts :mm Marseilles, Leghorn, and Genoa are not such as to Invite speculation in this article, there is a stagnation in business, and a continued want of confidence among the 'merchants which perhaps may cease, as it is much to be desired, through the influence of fortunate occurrences in the commercial world. Small parcels of Merino and improved wool of this year are already h ere , an d t h e owners of large parcels offer their cloths for sale, but no sales have hitherto been effected, b ecause t h e buyers o ff er only 30 rubles for Me rino wool, which was sold list year at 61i rubles. We have h a d very warm and pleasant weather ever since WARSAIV, JULY b. the 20th of May, but during the last week the heat has been from 24 deg. to 27 deg. The crop of hay is very fine, and we have every prospect of a good corn harvest. The rye in our ne i g hb our h ood, in particular, is very file. We have only to wish that the overplus may be taken off our hands by foreigners. ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 3. The relations b e t ween our Viceroy and Fran ce arebecom ing more and more friendly. The French Consul-General has been sent for from Cairo, and has daily conferences with the Pacha. The commerce with Marseilles is extremely active, the Pacha purchasing in that place raw materials and manufactures to• a large amount. The organisation of the troops continues, and the number of French officers and instructors increases daily. Twenty-five ships of war and transports are lying here ready to sail for the Mores, with provisions and ammunition, the Greek cruisers hav ing captured seven out of eight of the ships that have been sent thither since, the beginning of the year. The sanitary state of the whole country is good. rade is at a low ebb, with th e except i on of what is done b y Go vernment. . g STOCKHOLM, JULY 4 , A new and threatenin lire in the fo rests (say our Paper s ), has broken out i n t h e i mmediate vicinity of our capital, near Sich la Nadia, and towards Wet nido. In fait, almost all our provinces have been visited.by s uch fire 4. T hus there were lately, and perhaps are still; such near Orebro Linkopink and only half a mile from Vireateras, as well at'' in Daltearlia and Upland ; in the ' province - of Bahkden, the parishes of Browns, Oberterna, Lamm, Weaterhanninge, and Huddruge, have been laid waste since Midaummer; and, on the 29th of last month, a dreadful fire broke out in the forest of Sag loch, which spread in a few days t o t h ose of Trafuruge, Pisksalra, and Eistawuk, and is now raging with more fury than ever in the island of Sickle, only•h a lf a m il e • from this city. The King is constantly at the most dangerous places, and has ordered several regi ments of the garrison, as well as the sailors of th e fleet, to *mist in checking the progress of the flames, by digging trenches. Lieut. Caslegren, who commanded 200 sailors on this occasion, has been highly commended. The entire failure of the corn and the hay not only threatens the farmers with total ruin, but will be very —..........---....._ • Probably a Swedish,mile—equal to five English, is meant. injtiriout to all branches of the mining department, as it will maka the price of carriage much higher. Within this fortnight corn has risen in the proportion of 7 to 10, and from Neuke, Skaraborg, &c., much higher prices are reported. .fur Y 7.—The fires in the forests near the city rage with greater fury than ever. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. HAIISBURGN, JULY 14.-37 2} ; two months, 36 11k. PETERSBURGH, JUNE BERLIN, JULY 11.—Three months, 7 2. VIENNA, JULY I.—Two months, 10 2. We hare been informed of the following singular circumstance which took place at Paris on the evening, and during the night, of the 14th instant. The English Embassy was in a great bustle in con sequence of dispatches received from some part of the Continent ; and on Saturday morning early (the 15th) a messenger was dispatched to London. Contrary to all custom, the messenger was accompanied by one of the secretaries, as far as Beau vais, to prevent any delay or, strange to say, any arbitrary or illegal act, on the part of any authority on the other side the Channel. This seems to augur something very important, and may probably account for the importance attributed to the frequent.sittings of our Cabinet. By putting the query, contained in the concluding part of our article upon the Codification of the Eng lish Law, in our Paper of yesterday, it may be said that we furnished an argument in favour of a legislative rather than a judicial codification of the law, because, in that event, it would be easy to meet the case by a direct enactment. In reply to this, we can only admit the truth of the proposition ; and if, indeed, it were possible thus to meet every case that could arise, the argument would be irresistible ; but as that cannot be done, it may be very fairly questioned whether any advantage is gained by particularizing cases in legis lative provisions, or whether it is not far better for a legislator to make his laws as general as pos sible, leaving the Courts to give them effect, and to apply them as the cases arise. This indeed is a power which the Courts of Law at present possess, and which they use with that discretion and wisdom as would leave the public but little to fear were the statutes couched in less particu lar terms. Thus the Judges would be compelled to decide, rather by the spirit than the letter of the Act; and whilst they would not be allowed to abrogate, or alter the positive enactments of the Parliament, they would be permitted to temper its provisions with equity, to apply them according to their own ideas of justice, consistently with previous decisions on the same law, and to supply what was wanting to give them full and proper effect. The aim of the framers of the Acts of Parliament in these days, is to meet every . possible case that can be suggested. In doing this it would appear they commence with a very general provision, wh ic h i s in tended to comprehend the spirit of the proposed law, and they then descend to provide for the particular cases that the mind suggests as not being positively, and without doubt, within the reach of the first gene ral provision. But in pr6viding for these particular cases they seem to forget, they confine the opera tion of the general provision to very narrow bounds, because the Judges cannot in that case give that full and extensive meaning to the words they would, if the particular clauses had not been annexed. They regard these particular clauses in a manner as a legis ive construction of the general provision, and thus nearly the whole force and effect of it is frittered away; the more especially as the Courts hold it of the first importance to render a statute consistent in its opera tion throughout. But, this is not the only disadvan tage attending the enactment of l a ws, applying to pars I ticular cas es . t renders it absolutely necessary that every statute should be construed according to its strict letter, and meaning, and this gives rise to those quirks and quibbles of which the public in general so much dis approve. Such is the effect of a leOslative declaration of the common law, that lawyers all say, that for every doubt settled by Act of Parliaim st, at least ten new ones are raised ; and it is indisputable that lawyers lose nothing by these attempts at simplification. Now all this furnishes sufficient reason for opposing a legis lative codification, and proves unanswerably that a code could be of no use, unless it were framed under the direction of the twelve Judges, and derived its whole virtue and effect from the voluntary respect that would certainly be paid to their opinions so expressed. Par who does not perceive that there is all the difference in the world between giving effect to an Act of Parliament, and using the expressed opinions of former Judges as a guide. In proof of the truth and correctness of this argument against legislative codification, let us take an instance. The Act that best suits our purpose is the statute of frauds, it being now upwards of 150 years old, and some of the provisions of which are constantly being acted upon. It has been said that this act has been elucidated at an expense of 100,0001. a sum which is rather under than over the mark ; and yet this Act was framed by the first lawyers of the day, and would serve as a good model on which to draw future statutes. To contrast any clause of this act with the decisions that have been made upon it, might lead one at first to wish that each particular case had been met by express word s . B ut w h en we l oo k at positivets andedecisions, and begin to alter the clause, to meet decidedly these cases, we find it swell to such im measurable length, and become so overloaded with word so restricted by saving clauses, or so enlarged by extending clauses, that the principle vanishes in the by y y conflict, and leaves a wordy sentence , the meaning of which is to be ascertained without reference to law or justice, or even the f Independentlyit. of the considerations, case to be for decided ever v e a s e t t h s e ( s ) e f doubt remove d, six or eight new ones arise, and, altogether, it will be found that nothing i s to be gained by the alteration. In seeking after a clearness incompatible with any language, we h ave lost the e t ll* and simplicity that was with in our r eac h. We had drawn out this amend silent of the s t a t ute o f f rau d s , but found it too long for oserti i • on, otherwise we were strangely tempted to ex hibit , this • very curious document, as the best answer to all those who carp at the law, and make what they u f are pleased to 11 its absurdities object of b - ca foonery and r idicule.perfect, not freep Not that the law is that it is f rom ob j ection, but it unfortunately hap pens, that some of • very best and soun dest principles its are made the buttof whilst these ill-judged remarks, its really objectionable parts are passed over unobserv ed, because the declaimer is ' : utter} ignorant of the subject he is so good as to attemt to illumine. Des pairing of such a code as will answer the purpose, we are content with ,things as they are, and as No gentleman . will mail the age By flogging ladies at a bo ar di ng school ; So no w its will m en d t h e la until h e has first learnt' ts defects. THE ruNDs. CITY, Twelve o' Clock. The Funds had a fall in the afternoon of yesterday, and Consols were done at 7614, at which price they opened this morning, and have remained, alternately buyers and sellers ; there is scarcely any continuation, the price being the same for money and for the account in August. In the Foreign Funds the chief business con tinues in Mexican and Colombian, the former have been done at 45i 61, the latter at 32 /, with a dull market and little business ; Brazilian Mining Shares nominally, 2 4, pm. Three per Cent. Consols, 76/1; Ditto for Account, 764 4; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 16 18 pm. ; Exchequer Rills, 1 1 12 PM.; 4 per Cent. Scrip, 1 dis. par. Foasicx FUNDS.—Brazilian, 53 5; Buenos Ayres, 48 50 ; Chilian, 34 5 ; Colombian, 1822, SO 1; Ditto, 1824, 32 1 1 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 39 40 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent., 45i 6}; Pent vian, 244 51 ; Russian, 801. MI/MS.—Anglo Mexican, 471 die. ; United Ditto, 10 9 dis. ; Tlalpuxalma, 5 dis. 5 pm. ; Bruilian, 3 pm. ; Colombian, 2 4 per share; Boliver, 3 3 pm. SHARZS.—British Iron Company, ,s 6, dl.. ; lcli Iran and Coal, 16 16, dis. Two o'clock. The English Funds have been rather drooping, and were, at one period, 764 ; an eminent speculator and his triads coming to their relief raised them again to 764 7, at which price they con. tinue ; Scrip, dis. par ; India Bonds, 16 18 ; Exchequer Bills, 11 12 pm. Mexican and Colombian Stock has been heavy at a decline ; Mexican, 454 ; Colombian, 32 4. In the Foreign Market every thing is very dull ; in Shares nothing doing. THREE O'CLOCK 3 per Cent. Consols, 77 I }, FOUR O'CLOCK--CLOSING PRICES. Consols 77 Do. for Op. 77 * Brazilian Bonds 53i Buenos Ayres Do. 49 Chilian Do. Columbian, 1824, 31t Danish Bonds 54i Greek Do. 1825 12+ Mexican D 0.1825, 46k. 7 Peruvian Do. 2 6 Russian Do. 80 Spanish Do. 7 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S.—(Tms Day.) Mast, JULY 20.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived and csiled for the River, the Margaret, Jefferson, from Trieste; Egginton transport from Portsmouth ; from the River and remain, Alonzo, Richer, for Miramichi. PORTSUOUTPI, Jut 20.—Wind W.—Arrived the Active, Suffrien, from Stockholm, with tar for this Dcok-yard. Passed by the Barbadoes Planter, Redman, from Barbadoes. Sailed tha Mercury, Wernick, for: Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, JULY 19.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Higgen son, Banks, from Barbadoes ; Marian, Goodwin, from Havannah; Laconia, Daniels, and Meteor, Huddlestone, from Charleston, Lana Rookh, and Mary's —, from Maramichi : and Alice, Powditcb, frow Trieste. MINT OF THE UNITED STATES. The annual report of the operations of the Mint of the United States has been laid before Congress. From this document it appears, that the coinage effected within the year has amounted to 1,735,894 dollars, consisting of 5,178,760 pieces of coin. Of Gold Coin 33,494 piece', making Silver 3,621,136 Copper 1,624,100 156,385 1,564,583 14,926 £1,735,894 The gold coin of the last year has exceeded that of 1824 by the sum of 63,185 dollars; of this excess, it may be interesting to observe, a very sensible portion con sists of gold bullion, derived from North Carolina. The value of the deposits received from that quarter within the year having been nearly 17,000 dollars, more than three fold the amount from the same source in any previous year since 1804. The value of the gold bullion received from the other quarters within the last year, may, with a sufficien tap proximation to accuracy, be stat e d at 45,000 dollars from Africa, and 75,000 dollars from Me x i co , South America , and the West Indies; leaving ab0ux.,19,000 dollars derived from other sources not ascertained. • THE MINES OF POTOSI. MR. EDITOR-It seems extraordinary that the wealth of these mines did not induce the Spaniards to inclose with walls and a deep ditch a space for planting the seeds of different trees, such as oak, elm, beech, Spanish or sweet chesnut, poplar of Lombardy, and firs of different sorts. Many of these indosures might have been made to prevent the wild animals injuring the young plants. When the trees grew up, the white woods would have served until the oaks, elm, and sweet chesnut trees, were of a sufficient growth and age. This, if ever executed, will save the car riage of timber, the expellee of which is so great, that Mr. Helm (the last writer of note who gives an account of these mines) says, " A beam of oak, thirty feet long, and ten inches in the square, is worth, at Potosi, its weight in gold. That the precious metals are in sufficient abundance to supply all Europe for these thousand years to come. That red cinnabar, of the best quality, abounds; but, for want of charcoal cannot be fused into quicksilver; and which would be in sufficient quantities to smelt the gold. Two-thirds were lost by the Spanish method of doing it." The longer the sowing seed is delayed, the greater delay there will be in procuring a large supply of gold and silver from these inexhaustible mines. if this is immediately attended to, your excellent Paper will be the happy means of rendering the greatest good, not only to your country and all Europe, but to the Spaniards in South America. A CORRESPONDENT. THE ARMY. The Depot of the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Infantry has received orders to proceed from Winchester to Plymouth. The Depot of the 64th (2d Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot is ordered, on being relieved at Plymouth by the Depot of the 9th Regiment, to proceed to Jersey. The 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Infantry is shortly ex pected to arrive at Liverpool from Scotland. A Detachment of the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot, recently embarked, as a guard, on board the Spehe convict ship, which will proceed in a few days, with 154 male convicts, from Woolwich for Sydney. The Bishop of Durham arrived at his Castle at Bishop Auckland on Friday last. On his entering into the county at Croft Bridge, which separates it from the county of York, he was met by the Officers of the See, the Mayor and Corporation of Stockt on , and several of the principal nobility, and others of the county. Here a sort of ceremony was performed, which had its origin in the feudal times. After this the procession, consisting of between 40 and 50 car riages, and a great nuinber of horsemen, which alto gether had a most imposing aPPearauce, moved for ward to its place of destinatio n. Wh en i t arr i ve d at Darlin g t on , hi s L or d s hi p anti company halted at the head inn in that town, where they partook or an ex cellent cold collation. At this place his Lordship's frank an d generous disposition was manifested by his affithility, and &minority with 'every one. They then resumed their progress, and, on approaching his Lord ship's beautiful and ma„ouificent Castle at Auckland, h e was hailed.with ever y demonstration of, joy. His Lordship will ma k e hi s public entry into the city of Durham, on Friday the 21st instant, and proceed to his Castle there. The people of Durham, Auck land, and the neighbourhood, look upon this as the beginning of an-auspi c ious period, as it i s !understood his Lords hip Purposes to lot the greatest part of his time at these two places.—Tyne Mercury, LAW INTELLIGENCV. COURT OF CHANCERY-(Tux. DAY.) COVIUNT•GARDEN TIIIATRECONST V. HARRII. His Lordship wished to know why the pendency of the question about the salaries, in this 'case, was to prevent this Court's interfering in the way of ordering the money into Court ? The mere circumstance of the pendency of that question was no reason why something should not be proposed as salary. 'Mr. Heald never understood that this plan was an ob stacle. His Lordship said it was distinctly raised as an obstacle on the papers before him. Mr. Heald, recollecting himself, said that that was now entirely removed. His Lordship's opinion was, that a Receiver of Covent garden Theatre must act as the receiver. of any other pro perty. Mr. Heald said he was doing so. Mr. Hart considered this—the dispute between the parties he did not question; but the receiver of the pro perty was doing exactly as many receivers of other pro perty did, namely, keeping every shilling of the money he got hold of in his own pocket, and refusing to pay it over as he ought. Mr. Heald, appearing for Mr. Robinson, the receiver, said, he had not a farthing in his pocket. His Lordship observed to Mr. Heald, that the question really was not, whether that gentleman had a farthing in his pocket or not; the Court was quite satisfied, and it felt it a duty to say so, that Mr. Robinson was not keep ing in his hands money belonging to this concern ; but the question was, whether the money received by the Re ceiver was not applied to purposes which this Court would not authorise, or whether it was applied according to the directions of the order made by this Court. Mr. Heald submitted that this was a question which could not be discussed, but on the Master's report. His Lordship desired to know if the Master had made his report. Mr. Heald said he had since this motion was made. Mr. Hart said that the Receiver had applied money to the payment of debts contracted before he was appointed. The Court never intended that that should be so. He put his foot on that ground, and there he intended to rest. A considerable discussion then took place between Mr. Hart, Mr. Heald, Mr. Sugden, and one or two more, be hind the bar. His Lordship desired to put a stop to such conversa tion at the bar, with this observation, that he paid no at tention to it whatever, and for this reason, that it was quite novel in this Court. The Court desired, before it said any thing, to see the Master's report. A Gentleman behind the bar said, there was a petition in this case pending before the Vice-Chancellor, which he hoped his Lordship would allow to be brought here. Mr. Heald begged to second this motion. He consi dered it a most fit petition to be heard by the Lord Chan cellor, his mind being so familiar with all the scenes of this case. His Lordship had no objection to pass it, only observ ing that the Vice-Chancellor had made a decree in this case already, which this branch of the Court had great difficulty in applying to the different parts of the case. Mr. Heald said, he had had nothing whatever to do with that decree, nor did he mean to have any thing to do with, or to say, to it. The Receiver attended to nothing but his Lordship's own orders. His Lordship thought Mr. Heald might hereafter find that he would, whether he liked it or not, have something to do with, or say, to that decree; because, if it con tained directions inconsistent with the directions of this branch of the Court, respecting the application of the mo ney, it went directly to affect the Receiver. However, he desired to hear no more of it just now. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT—(I4II DST). The Court. was occupied this morning in hearing ex ceptions to the Master's reports, which were devoid of all public interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HAT TON- GA RDEN. —(Tti is DA T.) Thomas Barnett was charged with stealing a quantity of wet linen. The prisoner said he was driven to the theft. by the moss abject distress, and begged for mercy. He had, he said, a wife and five children, He was, notwith standing, fully committed for trial, and the parties bound over to prosecute. MARLBOROUGH-STREET—(This Diy.) Two French egg-merchants applied for Sir G. Farrant's assistance under the following circumstances : A fortnight ago they sold a case of eggs to a cheese monger in Crown -street, Soho. Two days since they sold him another ; after he had got them he said there had been 800 bad ones in the first case, end he would pay no more than 21. 2s. lid., deducting 21. for the bad ones. Complainant had offered him 42 eggs, which he con sidered a fair allowance, but nothing less than 2/. would satisfy the cheesemonger. Sir G. Farrant said, that he could not enforce the pay merit, but he would send an officer with them, if possible, to arrange it. Clements was accordingly sent, and they shortly afterwards returned with the cheesemonger. Cle ments stated, that when the tatter produced the bill of the first case to prove that he bought it of the same party, one of the Frenchmen snatched, and tore it to pieces. The cheesemonger stated, that the complainant hau warranted the first ease to him, and they were so bad that he did not make 10s. of the whole 1300, and that he thought his only remedy was by stoppage. Sir George advised a settlement, which was agreed to, the cheesemonger paying the 21.25. 44d., and promising to arrange the difference with the French Captain, when he returned from France. • MARQUIS OF NITATI:RFORD. It is with great regret that we announce the death of the Mar quis of Waterford, which melancholy event took place, on Sunday last, at Carmarthen, on his way to Buxton. His Lordship, the Right lion. Henry de Is Poer Beresford, succeeded his father as Marquis of Waterford, Earl of Tyrone, Baron de la Poer and Baron Beresford, on the 3d December, 1800, and married on the 29th August, 1805, Lady Susan Hung. Carpenter, only daughter and heiress of George Second Earl of Tyrconnel, by whom he has left several children. His Lordship is succeeded in his titles and estates by his eldest son, Henry Earl of Tyrone, now Marquis of Waterford. His Lordship was a Knight of the most illustrious Order of St. Patrick. KERRY ELECTION. Two of the Magistrates inculpated by the verdict of the Coroner's Jury, on the bodies of some of the persons killed in Tralee, during the late election, have put forward the following • "As various inf►mous representations have been circulated re specting the occurrences at the late Election, awl u we have ab stained from no ti c ing,such libels until the close of it, we think it now right to request of the public to disabuse their minds of inch calumnies, until the result of the investigation which we have deman d e d from the Government shall make known the truth, and convict the guilty. 4 ' EDWARD MULLINS. " GEORGE ROWAN." The High Sheriff of the County of Kerry has been by an order from the Lord-Li eutenant, and warrants out against him and Messrs. Mullins and sßuopwerfaaede ared Rowan. They Mullins hey are to be brought to trial at the en suing Assizes. we are assured that at the time Col one l C ros bi e re tired from the contest for Kerry, by the advice of hi s legal friends, he had in T ra l ee upwards of 1,400 lieeluilders ready to vote singly for him.--Litneriok Chronide. ; - FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Yesterday Sir Herbert Taylor, Military Secretary to the Duke of York, transacted military business with his Royal Highness, at Mr. Greenwood's villa, in Brompton, which occupied the Royal Duke nearly the whole of the day, it being two days since his Royal Highness transacted business with Sir Herbert. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Coimeil was held at the Foreign Office, in Downing street, summonses for which were issued on Wednesday evening. The members of the Cabinet present were the Duke of Wellington, the Earls of Liverpool, Hu rowby, Westmorland, and Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville, Mr. litiskinon, Mr. Wynn, Lord Bexley, &c. The deliberations of the Cabinet continued till five o'clock. The Earl of . , Li verpool came to town from his country resmence at Combe-wood, Surrey. Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador, left town last night, on leave of absence from his Court, for the South of France. M. Roth, the First-Secretary of the Embassy, remains as Charge d'Affaires. On Wednesday, being the anniversary of his Ma jesty's coronation, the Lord Mayor gave a grand en tertainment on board the navigation barge at Twicken ham. It is now said to be determined that none"of the Russian conspirators will undergo capital punishment. Besides the clemency of the Emperor, which naturally inclines him to this course, he is said to be of opinion that punishment inflicted, even on the most guilty, will only serve to augment the misfortunes which for a considerable time past has pressed so heavily on the Empire. SIR W. Scorr.—lt would have gratified us much to have been able to confirm the report in a London Paper, of a valuable employment having been bestowed on the Great Unknown. The late Mr. Bruce held the office of King's printer for Scotland, in conjunc tion with Sir David Hunter Blair, by patent, which does not terminate f o r 13 y ears , an d for which period it was to be enjoyed by them, their heirs, executors, or assignees. --Caledonian Mercury. The Mexican Government has seized all property belonging to the late firm of B. A. Goldschmidt and Co., in the territory of that Republic.--Globe. A captain of an Indianian purchased two of the largest draught horses he could get in this kingdom, and carried them to Calcutta, where he sold them to some one, who re-sold them to the Nawaub of Luck now for 10,000 rupees (1,2501.) They were fine animals, and he took great delight in showing them to the native gentlemen, calling them the English ele phants. For a long time he amused himself daily in seeing what a quantity of grain they devoured at each meal ; in fact, they were never put to any use, what. ever, and were soon killed by ov er -f ee ding. Currants, raspberries, and gooseberries, are this sea son found to be particularly injurious to those who in dulge in them, whether eaten as a desert, or used in pastry. The dry weather occasioned them to ferment on the bushes, instead of attaining a proper degree of ripeness, and many of the prevalent maladies, cholera morbus, diarrhoea, and other stomach complaints, ari attributed to this cause.—Taunion Courier. TURF INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. TATTERSALL'S, .ItTLY 20. Most of the sporting gentlemen are at Cheltenham ; a few stragglers, however, made their appearance in the room, but ra ther to hear the result of the Great Gloucestershire Stakes, than from and• intention of businera. A few engagements were enterad into, but too trifling to notice, although no alteration took plata in the general state of bettings, which stand as under : ST. LIGZR. 3 to 1 apt ilelsoni 9 to 1 apt Betlimit, n to 1 apt Pirate 19 to 1 apt Crusader 16 to 1 apt The Dragon 17 to I agst Fanny 23 to 1 apt rutton ES to 1 agst Mac Adam SO to 1 agst The (isneril 35 to 1 agst Barefoot 40 to 1 apt Colottliatilt , ,40 to 1 apt lilviss Quids 40 to I apt shomtaist 00 to 1 OW Barataria CHELTENHAM RACES.—Turasnat, JULY *O. The Cheltenham Stakes was won by Major Gore's The Moor beating Mr. Pryse's Anticipation colt, and two others. The Maiden Plate of h 0 son. was won by Mr. Davies'. ch. f by Magistrate beating two others. The Two-yr-old Stakes was won by Mr. Griffith's Sylph beating Mr. Bodenham's b. f. by Bustard and four others. The following is a more particular account of .the RAO6II on Wednesday : The Gloucestershire Stakes of 25 rove. each; 15 ft. and only 5 if declared. Two miles. Sixty-nine Subscribers, Mr. Yates's Cain - - - 1 Mr. J. Browne names Burgundy - 2 Mr. Mytton's hr. c. Flexible - - 3 Eight others started-22 paid 15 love. ft., and 39 paid 5 save. Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, and 30 added. Heats, one mile. Mr. Day's Mist; West - - 9 1 1 Mr. Davies's b. m. Minna - 1 2 2 Mr. West's Mystery - - 9 dr Mr. Mockford's Scamper 4 3 dr Sweepstakes of 15 soya. each, and 20 added. Heats, two miles (Gentlemen Riders.) Mr. Dolphin us. Lottery - Capt. Berkeley ns. b. tn. by Bustard Mr. Dolphin us. Trooper 1 1 3 2 2 $ At the Dumfries market, on Wednesday sennight, a serious riot took pl ace i n consequence o f the refusal of one Robert Clerk, a meal-monger, to sell meal at the established prices. The houses of many other meal-mongers in Maxwell Town, paid the penalty of his obstinacy, and it was with no slight difficulty, dist the tumult was ultimately appeased. THE MARKETS. CORN-EX CITA NGE..:— . ( Tit is Da, ). The supplies of this week are again moderate, and hating but a thin attendance of buyers, there is little busineas doing, and Wheat remains the same as on Monday. Barley, Beans, and Peale, are as last quoted. More money is asked for Oats, but so little going forward, that they cannot be quoted dearer. ARRIVALS. "Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Beans. Pease. Flour, Ors. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks. C,070 31i) %JO() 4,300 355 ---- 4,500 --- English Irish ...... Foreign 11,200 SMITHFIELD MARKET,—(Tnts DAY.) This day's market having exhibited hut a limited number of Fat Beasts, with a tolerably good Friday's supply of other kinds of stock, Beef commanded a ready sale at fulled. per stone beyond Monday's quotations, at which Veal and Pork were ,stetiouarY, but from which Mutton and Lamb receded shout as Much Beef advanced. PRICES PEIt STONE or ALES. TO EINE THE orrA.La. a. d. (I. to Ss 1 nferlor Beasts 2lO 3 2 Large Lambe 4 0 4 Second quality ditto.... 3 4 3 Prime mail ditto 410 I Prime large 0xen....... 4 '2 4 ti Large coarse Calve*, 3 4 1,1 Prime Sects, &c. 4lO 5 0 Calves under leet, each 4 4 .4 • Inferior Sheep 3 sso Sec houu o wtood n i: d pi g nosod u h : o l uni i: ‘ y ed.l,,, t e : ov i tri t wi t nris h O eiie e . 1 . 14. 1 :1 9 4 3 ' i1eic: 1 8 6 0 0 h y i rc a L 40:uallaw. calf, I.+►w~v Par k es ..... .... 4 th Coarse.woolled ditto ... 3 8 4 0 Burgling w e 19.510 . irf a k " x l fr:: s ol ite c in s hr xi 2:t ie Ll4cir#,:; s l7 . " r :: .'44 ,o4 4K ::: uxxv. Beasts, 419 3tKk.T9 - Beef At s. :vt t i . . to sto 4 : 4 7 14,,i, th0 b • ia 4,8 to do NE.OIO.A.TETNI3IS.7,r6v4ira, Mutton... JULY UL Ft —r rlaTil .4 g , to s. d. I s. d.sos. :1 4 4 t f ain , 4 2 5 I nett 4 , 4 , 4 0 . 4 en) Stloklin Muttott 140 • to ; Quarter old Pigs 10s. to IS S eac h . CoLl'Z ul l la: 0 14 . 4opp3y, and at vet, dull trade,. S